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Raiders' 2014 schedule features Battle of Bay game against 49ers in Oakland

Bay Area News Group staff

Posted:
12/30/2013 04:45:10 PM PST

Updated:
12/30/2013 04:45:12 PM PST

Home games against the 49ers in Oakland and the Dolphins in London highlight the Raiders' 2014 schedule, which the NFL released on Monday.

The Raiders will host the 49ers in a regular-season game for the first time since 2002 next season. The teams are 6-6 all-time against each other in the regular season. The cross-Bay rivals haven't faced each other since 2011, when fan violence at Candlestick Park prompted the cancellation of their annual preseason game.

The NFL won't announce playing dates or times until the spring, although the Raiders already know they'll be playing Miami at London's Wembley Stadium in Week 4 on Sept. 28. As customary for teams playing abroad in the regular season, the Raiders will have a bye the following week.

In addition to the six home-and-away games against the AFC West rival Broncos, Chiefs and Chargers, the Raiders will also play four games against the NFC West (home vs. 49ers, Cardinals; road vs. Seahawks, Rams), and four games against the AFC East (home vs. Bills and Dolphins (London); road vs. Patriots, Jets).

The Raiders' last two games are the annual intra-conference games against AFC teams that finished in the same place --- fourth -- in their respective divisions: a home game against the Texans and a road game against the Browns.